On This Day

Thursday, September 21, 1916

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	84	59	.587	--
White Sox	83	63	.568	2.5
Tigers	83	64	.565	3.0
Yankees	75	68	.524	9.0
Indians	75	71	.514	10.5
Browns	75	72	.510	11.0
Senators	71	71	.500	12.5
Athletics	32	110	.225	51.5

Games

Athletics 8, White Sox 0

Red Sox 10, Tigers 2

Indians 3, Senators 2

Yankees 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	85	55	.607	--
Phillies	82	57	.590	2.5
Braves	78	57	.578	4.5
Giants	75	62	.547	8.5
Pirates	65	79	.451	22.0
Cubs	63	81	.438	24.0
Cardinals	60	84	.417	27.0
Reds	56	89	.386	31.5

Games

Robins 6, Cardinals 3

Giants 4, Cubs 0

Pirates 8, Phillies 3

Reds 5, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tommy Griffith	4
1	Tim Hendryx	4
1	George Sisler	4
1	Tris Speaker	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Rariden	1
1	Tillie Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tillie Walker	4
2	Tommy Griffith	3
2	Bill Hinchman	3
4	Jim Brown	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
2	Doug Baird	2
2	Bob Bescher	2
2	Frank Snyder	2
5	18 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Schneider	0.67
2	Bullet Joe Bush	0.64
3	Lefty Tyler	0.56
4	Red Faber	0.43
5	2 tied	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Larry Cheney	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Pol Perritt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	9
1	Lefty Tyler	9
3	Bullet Joe Bush	7
4	Pete Schneider	6
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Al Gould	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.346
2	Hal Chase	.335
3	Zack Wheat	.321
4	Jake Daubert	.311
5	Bill Hinchman	.310

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	12
2	Home Run Baker	10
2	Gavvy Cravath	10
2	Wally Pipp	10
2	Dave Robertson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	82
1	Bobby Veach	82
3	Hal Chase	78
4	Bill Hinchman	75
5	Zack Wheat	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	61
2	Max Carey	59
3	Armando Marsans	43
4	Benny Kauff	39
5	Bob Bescher	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.56
2	Larry Cheney	1.63
3	Rube Marquard	1.77
4	Walter Johnson	1.82
5	Babe Ruth	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	29
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Jeff Pfeffer	22
3	Bob Shawkey	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	227
2	Elmer Myers	169
3	Babe Ruth	161
4	Bullet Joe Bush	157
5	2 tied	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	8
2	Red Ames	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Allen Russell	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.481
2	Hal Chase	.413
3	Zack Wheat	.365
4	Fred Luderus	.362
5	Art Fletcher	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
1	Benny Kauff	4
1	Zack Wheat	4
4	Home Run Baker	2
4	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gavvy Cravath	15
2	Benny Kauff	14
2	Zack Wheat	14
4	Art Fletcher	13
5	Bobby Veach	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	8
2	Max Carey	7
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	Harry Hooper	6
3	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	0.46
2	Pol Perritt	0.47
3	Ferdie Schupp	0.50
4	Larry Cheney	0.51
5	Scott Perry	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	5
2	Larry Cheney	4
2	Al Demaree	4
2	Ferdie Schupp	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	33
2	Walter Johnson	23
3	Lefty Williams	22
4	Al Demaree	21
5	5 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	2
2	Eddie Cicotte	1
2	Wilbur Cooper	1
2	Dave Danforth	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Eddie Collins	.410
2	Hal Chase	.393
3	Zack Wheat	.386
4	Fred Luderus	.370
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.339

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Benny Kauff	6
2	Gavvy Cravath	5
3	Zack Wheat	4
4	Wally Schang	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	28
2	Gavvy Cravath	26
2	Bill Hinchman	26
4	Bobby Veach	22
5	Hal Chase	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
1	Ty Cobb	15
3	Eddie Collins	14
4	Burt Shotton	11
5	3 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ferdie Schupp	0.84
2	Babe Ruth	1.10
3	Walter Johnson	1.11
4	Tom Hughes	1.32
5	Wilbur Cooper	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jeff Tesreau	7
2	Pete Alexander	6
2	Bob Shawkey	6
4	Larry Cheney	5
4	11 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Cheney	49
2	Walter Johnson	46
3	Elmer Myers	41
4	Babe Ruth	39
4	Lefty Williams	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	4
2	Wilbur Cooper	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Gene Packard	2
5	21 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.341
2	Hal Chase	.336
3	Eddie Collins	.322
4	Zack Wheat	.316
5	Jake Daubert	.308

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	14
2	Gavvy Cravath	12
3	Wally Pipp	11
4	Home Run Baker	10
4	Dave Robertson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	91
2	Wally Pipp	85
3	Heinie Zimmerman	82
4	Hal Chase	80
4	2 others tied	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	70
2	Max Carey	60
3	Armando Marsans	44
4	Benny Kauff	42
5	Clyde Milan	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	1.48
2	Larry Cheney	1.65
3	Walter Johnson	1.78
4	Babe Ruth	1.83
5	Rube Marquard	1.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Walter Johnson	28
3	Jeff Pfeffer	24
4	Bob Shawkey	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	248
2	Elmer Myers	181
3	Babe Ruth	170
4	Harry Harper	167
5	2 tied	163

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Shawkey	8
2	Red Ames	7
3	Dutch Leonard	6
3	Rube Marquard	6
3	Allen Russell	6